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Lake Wind Advisory 21, NWS Columbia, SC

September 20, 20205 counties in Georgia; 17 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this lake wind advisory at Sep 20, 2020, 5:25 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 17 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 20, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2020, 5:25 PM EDT (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 20, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 21, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
All 22 counties

Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2020-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2020-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

534 
WWUS72 KCAE 202125
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
525 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2020


GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-115-116-
210530-
/O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0021.200921T0000Z-200921T1500Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-
Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, 
Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Mccormick, 
Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Camden, Lugoff, Edgefield, 
Johnston, Saluda, Ridge Spring, Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, 
North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, 
Orangeburg, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, Indian Land, Lancaster, Elgin, and Lancaster Mill
525 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2020

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Lake Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 11 AM EDT Monday.

* WINDS...Northeast 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

* TIMING...This evening through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
771 
WWUS72 KCAE 210524
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
124 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-115-116-
211500-
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-200921T1500Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-
Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, 
Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Mccormick, 
Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Camden, Lugoff, Edgefield, 
Johnston, Saluda, Ridge Spring, Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, 
North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, 
Orangeburg, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, Indian Land, Lancaster, Elgin, and Lancaster Mill
124 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...Northeast 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

* TIMING...Overnight and this morning. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.

&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.